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Pop music stars in many of the most exciting and successful British
films--from "Performance" to "Trainspotting," from "A Hard Day's
Night" to H"uman Traffic." Other films using pop music might be
more obscure but include many demonstrating a boldness and
imagination rarely matched in other areas of British cinema.
Pop artists (David Bowie, Cliff Richard, Spice Girls, Patsy Kensit,
Sex Pistols) could be said to be captured at their most iconic on
celluloid. And of course there are the rare but prized cameos from
a huge variety of other musicians and their songs in the most
unexpected of places. This book tells the story and records the
facts of the pop-film relationship decade by decade. It is the most
systematic guide to where and how pop appears in British
cinema.
"Pop in British Cinema" includes:
* Decade by decade commentary and systematic listings of films with
pop music
* Comprehensive referencing of all British feature films using
music from the 50s to the end of the century
* Illustrations and descriptions of the changing ways of using pop
in British film
* Listings of "band" movies and indexes to musicians, directors,
and film titles
For researchers and the curious alike this is an easy and
fascinating reference source. It represents both a first history of
pop music in British cinema and a mine of trivia questions for
music and film buffs of all descriptions.
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The Shining (Paperback)
Kevin Donnelly
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Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980) is an esteemed member of the
twentieth century's pantheon of outstanding films while also
perhaps being the director's most accessible film. It is a rarity
in that on the one hand it was a successful mainstream horror film
about a violent father in a deserted and haunted hotel, but on the
other is a more rarefied and esoteric object for cult audiences who
are convinced that the film means something totally different.
Indeed, the film appears replete with enigmatic and provocative
allusions, which provide The Shining with an almost unmatched sense
of resonance. Seeing the film as a vehicle for secret messages has
led to a myriad of different interpretations, which has helped
elevate the film's cult status over the years to make it a special
case in cinema. Indeed, it is so singular that it arguably even
redefines the notion of cult film. This volume investigates The
Shining's most fascinating aspects as a film while also addressing
the range of meanings and interpretations assigned to the film,
looking into what has made it one of the key cult films of the last
half century.
Three timeless favoritesLittle Red Riding Hood, Jack the
Giant-Killer, and Rumpelstiltskincome together in this enchanting
collection of read-aloud fun. Illustrated in charming detail by
Edward Gorey and retold with engaging wit by James Donnelly, these
unique renditions offer a fresh take on age-old tales.
What happens when Little Red Riding Hood ignores her mother's
advice to "Keep yourself to yourself"? How will young Jack fight
the Giant who gobbles children by the fistful? And how will Queen
Omoline save her baby from the devious Rumpelstiltskin? Gorey's
expressive drawings and Donnelly's breezy text prove that good
stories never grow old: rather, the tales in Three Classic
Children's Stories are better than ever.
Life was never meant to be easy, as a famous politician once said,
and tragedy and loss can strike at any time. Losing a loved one
unexpectedly and without reason, facing family hardship or a crisis
at work are events that can touch anyone of us. But, there are ways
to be resilient and to overcome adversity and pain and to lesson
the impact of depression. In Taming the Black Dog, Kevin Donnelly
writes how literature, religious faith and the love and comfort of
family and friends can help one to find a safe shore after the
storms and the rough seas. While there is no closure - there is
hope and a chance to live life to the full. Dr Kevin Donnelly,
author of Dumbing Down, Australia's Education Revolution and
Educating your Child, is one of Australia's leading education
authors and commentators. He taught for 18 years in government and
non-government schools and is currently a Senior Research Fellow at
the Australian Catholic University.
Are you a good parent and what is the best way to raise your child?
Are the tiger mums correct and do Australian children need more
discipline and tougher expectations? There are no simple answers
and there's no doubt that being a parent these days is no longer
easy or straightforward. Some mums and dads are criticised for
being helicopter parents and smothering their children in cotton
wool. Other parents are criticised for giving their children too
much freedom and failing to teach them civility and respect. New
technologies like the internet, mobile phones and game boys, fears
about stranger danger and being bullied at school and the ever
increasing pressure to get the best academic results are all
conspiring to make the job a lot harder. Educating your child: it's
not rocket science provides an easy to read, comprehensive guide to
being a good parent, with suggestions and advice proving that it's
not rocket science and that every parent can succeed. As every
parent knows, the most precious gift we can give our children is a
good education and a sound footing to help them meet life's
challenges. Dr Kevin Donnelly, author of Why Our Schools are
Failing, Dumbing Down and Australia's Education Revolution, is one
of Australia's leading education authors and commentators. He
taught for 18 years in government and non-government schools.
This book is a major new study - dealing with notions of film music
as a device that desires to control its audience, using a most
powerful thing: emotion. The author emphasises the manipulative and
ephemeral character of film music dealing not only with traditional
orchestral film music, but also looks at film music's colonisation
of television, and discusses pop music in relation to films, and
the historical dimensions to ability to possess audiences that have
so many important cultural and aesthetic effects. It challenges the
dominant but limited conception of film music as restricted to film
by looking at its use in television and influence in the world of
pop music and the traditional restriction of analysis to 'valued'
film music, either from 'name' composers' or from the 'golden era'
of Classical Hollywood. Focusing on areas as diverse as horror, pop
music in film, ethnic signposting, television drama and the
soundtrack without a film- this is an original study which expands
the range of writing on the subject.
Pop music stars in many of the most exciting and successful British
films--from "Performance" to "Trainspotting," from "A Hard Day's
Night" to H"uman Traffic." Other films using pop music might be
more obscure but include many demonstrating a boldness and
imagination rarely matched in other areas of British cinema.
Pop artists (David Bowie, Cliff Richard, Spice Girls, Patsy Kensit,
Sex Pistols) could be said to be captured at their most iconic on
celluloid. And of course there are the rare but prized cameos from
a huge variety of other musicians and their songs in the most
unexpected of places. This book tells the story and records the
facts of the pop-film relationship decade by decade. It is the most
systematic guide to where and how pop appears in British
cinema.
"Pop in British Cinema" includes:
* Decade by decade commentary and systematic listings of films with
pop music
* Comprehensive referencing of all British feature films using
music from the 50s to the end of the century
* Illustrations and descriptions of the changing ways of using pop
in British film
* Listings of "band" movies and indexes to musicians, directors,
and film titles
For researchers and the curious alike this is an easy and
fascinating reference source. It represents both a first history of
pop music in British cinema and a mine of trivia questions for
music and film buffs of all descriptions.
Adolphe Quetelet was an influential astronomer and statistician
whose controversial work inspired heated debate in European and
American intellectual circles. In creating a science designed to
explain the "average man," he helped contribute to the idea of
normal, most enduringly in his creation of the Quetelet Index,
which came to be known as the Body Mass Index. Kevin Donnelly
presents the first scholarly biography of Quetelet, exploring his
contribution to quantitative reasoning, his place in
nineteenth-century intellectual history, and his profound influence
on the modern idea of average.
This edition, which offers a bilingual selection of poetry and
selected prose translated into English by the nun-author Cecilia
del Nacimiento (1570-1646), increases contemporary scholars' access
to, and therefore understanding of, the Spanish early modern
religious and intellectual milieu. A significant, rarely-studied
mystic and poet, and member of the Discalced Carmelite Order in the
years after St. Teresa of Avila's death, Cecilia del Nacimiento
exemplifies the range of possibilities used by women writers who
worked within the conventions of hegemonic discourses, while
creating a unique literary voice. -Stacey Schlau Professor,
Department of Languages and Culture and the Women's Studies Program
West Chester University, Pennsylvania
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